On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcastwe are joined by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researcher Varoujan Gorjian and New York Times columnist and science author Carl Zimmer. We discuss black holes, the value of science, the importance of good teachers, the work of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the nuclear age, duck and cover drills, the Castle Bravo nuclear bomb test and its aftermath, the world of viruses, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carl Zimmer tapeworm, and much more!

 

Episode Music and Audio Clips:
“Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar (creative commons)
“Make Your Dreams Reality” by Scott Holmes Music (creative commons)
“By Grace” by Podington Bear (creative commons)
“Duck and Cover” clip produced by the U.S. FCDA (publicly available on YouTube)
“Happy Trails (To You)” by the Riders in the Sky (used with artist’s permission)

On this episode of the <a href="https://www.utterlymoderatenetwork.com/">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> we are joined by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researcher <a href="https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Gorjian/">Varoujan Gorjian</a> and New York Times columnist and science author <a href="https://carlzimmer.com/">Carl Zimmer</a>. We discuss black holes, the value of science, the importance of good teachers, the work of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the nuclear age, duck and cover drills, the Castle Bravo nuclear bomb test and its aftermath, the world of viruses, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carl Zimmer tapeworm, and much more!
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Episode Music and Audio Clips:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;Please Listen Carefully&rdquo; by Jahzzar (creative commons)</li>
<li>&ldquo;Make Your Dreams Reality&rdquo; by Scott Holmes Music (creative commons)</li>
<li>&ldquo;By Grace&rdquo; by Podington Bear (creative commons)</li>
<li>&ldquo;Duck and Cover&rdquo; clip produced by the U.S. FCDA (publicly available on YouTube)</li>
<li>&ldquo;Happy Trails (To You)&rdquo; by the Riders in the Sky (used with artist&rsquo;s permission)</li>
</ul>

The Utterly Moderate Podcast is the official podcast of Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University.

The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.

Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.

Be sure to visit us at ConnorsInstitute.org to learn more about all that we do!

The <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> is the official podcast of <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University</a>.
The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.
Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.
Be sure to visit us at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a> to learn more about all that we do!

Utterly Moderate Podcast

The <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> is the official podcast of <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University</a>.
The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.
Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.
Be sure to visit us at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a> to learn more about all that we do!

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